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The App Store is home to thousands of apps, therefore some of us might have a problem locating the ones addressed especially at kids. But a new tweak spotted today online solves the dilemma, by adding age recommendation tags.
Shopping for your kid is now nice and easy, as users have already begun noticing the little age box located below the software’s developer credits. Because it is placed like this, the age recommendation will certainly stand out to users before they click the purchasing button and even before reading the small review detailing the app.
The new age boxes might also help parents shield their youngsters from inappropriate exposure to pornography and nudity. Recently, Apple axed off two applications – the social video app Vine and photography tool 500px because of voices indicating the content wasn’t safe for children. Sin​​ce then, the apps have returned, but they now sport a “17+” tag, so parents who use Parental Control on their computers can limit the minimum age per apps shown.
Recently, Apple has been faced with a lawsuit, started by a group of angry parents whose kids managed to easily by-pass in store security and Parental control and spent lots of their parents’ money on apps. In the aftermath of the legal litigations, Apple had to directly state on the pages of “freemium” apps that getting these titles involved spending money. The change however can be spotted only in desktop versions. So far.
Source: AppleInsider
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